Health Defense Council, critical situation overseas, white plan activated in New Aquitaine ...
Le Figaro
takes stock, Wednesday, August 11, on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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An exceptional Council of Ministers scheduled for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., curfew to come in Polynesia
Flare-up of cases in the West Indies, vigilance in the South, establishment of the health pass and evolution of vaccination ... The executive, once again under pressure, meets Wednesday during a Health Defense Council, chaired by Emmanuel Macron by videoconference from Brégançon.
Emmanuel Macron convened an exceptional Council of Ministers at 1:30 p.m. in the wake of the Health Defense Council.
A single point is on the agenda of this meeting: the declaration, by decree, of a state of health emergency in French Polynesia.
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A critical situation in overseas territories
The situation of the Covid-19 epidemic is dramatic in the West Indies, with levels of contamination hitherto unheard of in France.
All the regions and overseas departments are affected by this epidemic resumption.
The incidence rate, "
colossal
", reaches more than 1,700 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Guadeloupe and 1,200 in Martinique.
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In Guyana, Guadeloupe and Martinique, the vaccination rate remains very low, and largely explains the current outbreak on the two islands.
Just over 20% of the population received their two doses of vaccine there.
Some "274 caregivers and 60 firefighters from all over France as reinforcements" came "to
lend a hand to the medical teams
" of the two islands, said Sébastien Lecornu on Twitter.
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The number of hospitalizations and patients in critical care continues to increase in metropolitan France
The situation in metropolitan France, where the number of hospitalizations (9,153 people) and patients in critical care services (1,712) continues to increase, is also causing serious concern, particularly in the South. “
We are on a high plateau, slightly rising. We do not yet see the start of the descent, we see the impact on hospitals,
”warned government spokesman Gabriel Attal.
Three patients in intensive care were transferred Tuesday by plane from Occitanie, where the health authorities expect
"an exponential increase in the needs for critical care"
, to Lille and Amiens, report the regional health agencies.
The ARS, in a press release, added that other transfers could be organized in the coming days between these two regions.
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The white plan launched in New Aquitaine to deal with the increase in serious cases
Faced with the risk of saturation of hospitals, the white plan was activated Tuesday in New Aquitaine, after the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Corsica and Occitania.
The incidence has increased sharply there, and the vaccination rate in the South is a little lower than the national average.
Over the period from August 1 to 7, the incidence rate in New Aquitaine peaked at 198.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, "
well above the alert threshold of 50
".
The most affected departments are those on the coast: Gironde, with a rate of 284.8, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (280.8), Landes (220.4) and Charente-Maritime (213.9).
Incidence rate in France on August 10, 2021. CovidTracker
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The extension of the vaccine obligation to the police ruled out
The Council will also examine the disputed implementation of the extended sanitary pass, in force since Monday and currently in “
running-
in
week
”.
"
If we did not have the vaccination and the health pass, we would probably have closed some places,
" pleaded Gabriel Attal.
However, he ruled out the extension of the vaccination obligation to the police.
As for the distribution of a third dose to the elderly and the most fragile, announced by Emmanuel Macron, it should not yet be the subject of a decision on Wednesday, "
pending the opinion of the health authorities
" , according to the Élysée.
“
Vaccination saves lives.
The virus kills,
”hammered Emmanuel Macron on Twitter on Tuesday.
The executive retains its target of 50 million vaccinated at the end of August, deemed achievable given the 45 million people who have received at least one dose and the pace of the vaccination campaign, of around 300,000 first daily injections.
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